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Lockyer was then appointed in command of the {{UK-Implacable|f=t}} on 21 August, 1913,{{NLDec14|p. 334}} directing her while supporting shore bombardment activities off Gallipoli and the Straits in April and May, 1915.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 1/8440/335}}, Enclosure 3.</ref> | Lockyer was then appointed in command of the {{UK-Implacable|f=t}} on 21 August, 1913,{{NLDec14|p. 334}} directing her while supporting shore bombardment activities off Gallipoli and the Straits in April and May, 1915.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 1/8440/335}}, Enclosure 3.</ref> | ||
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Appointed {{Com2RN}} for "special service" on 30 April, 1917, Lockyer was convicted in a Court Martial on 13 July, 1917 for being drunk aboard [[H.M.S. Q 26 (1903)|H.M.S. ''Mavis'']] while serving as Commodore of a convoy she was escorting. He was severely reprimanded, dismissed the ship and informed that he would not be employed again. | Appointed {{Com2RN}} for "special service" on 30 April, 1917, Lockyer was convicted in a Court Martial on 13 July, 1917 for being drunk aboard [[H.M.S. Q 26 (1903)|H.M.S. ''Mavis'']] while serving as Commodore of a convoy she was escorting. He was severely reprimanded, dismissed the ship and informed that he would not be employed again. |
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Captain Hughes Campbell Lockyer, C.B. (4 March, 1866 – 22 June, 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
At the examinations for naval cadetships in June 1879, Lockyer placed tenth out of thirty-seven successful candidates.[1]
Lockyer was awarded the Egyptian Medal in 1883. On 10 April, 1883, he was deprived of one month's time by the Captain Blackburne of H.M.S. Heroine for impertinence toward a naval instructor.
Lockyer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1899.[Citation needed]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander dated 31 December, 1902.[2]
Lockyer was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1908.
He was appointed captain of H.M.S. Exmouth in December of 1912, remaining there until July 1913.
Lockyer was then appointed in command of the battleship Implacable on 21 August, 1913,[3] directing her while supporting shore bombardment activities off Gallipoli and the Straits in April and May, 1915.[4]
Lockyer acted as president of a Court of Enquiry probing a collision between Scorpion and Wolverine on 30 November, 1916. His work was criticised as having been unsatisfactory.
Appointed Commodore, Second Class for "special service" on 30 April, 1917, Lockyer was convicted in a Court Martial on 13 July, 1917 for being drunk aboard H.M.S. Mavis while serving as Commodore of a convoy she was escorting. He was severely reprimanded, dismissed the ship and informed that he would not be employed again.
He retired at his own request on 21 March, 1918.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by James C. Tancred |
King's Harbour Master, Malta Apr, 1910[5] – Jul, 1912[6] |
Succeeded by Francis A. L. Andrews |
Preceded by Wilmot S. Nicholson |
Captain of H.M.S. Exmouth Dec, 1912 |
Succeeded by Walter E. Woodward |
Preceded by Gerald C. A. Marescaux |
Captain of H.M.S. Implacable 21 Aug, 1913[7] – 19 Apr, 1916 |
Succeeded by Hughes C. Lockyer |
Preceded by Hughes C. Lockyer |
Captain of H.M.S. Implacable 31 Aug, 1916[8] – 14 Mar, 1917 |
Succeeded by Bertram S. Evans |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 25 June, 1879. Issue 29603, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 4. 2 January, 1903.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 334.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 1/8440/335, Enclosure 3.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395i.